Salem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2645, -88.2442
- Elevation
- 135 m above sea level
- Population
- 739
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 997 km away
- Same name
- 128 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Salem, Kentucky, United States
The current hour and minute in Salem, Kentucky, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Salem, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Salem
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Salem.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:03 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 11 h 14 min Night 12 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:36 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Salem right now
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Salem and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01970
- 01971
- 03079
- 06420
- 08079
- 12865
- 24153
- 24155
- 24157
- 26426
- 29676
- 32356
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Salem
- Salem Tamil Nadu, India
- Salem Oregon, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
- Salem Massachusetts, United States
- Salem New Hampshire, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- New Salem — 4.9 km
- Levias — 7.4 km
- Midway — 7.6 km
- Lola — 8.2 km
- Mullikin Junction — 8.4 km
- Pinckneyville — 8.6 km
Time and daylight in Salem
The register holds 12 postal codes for Salem.
Clocks in Salem follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
At Salem the sun clears the horizon at 7:03 AM and sinks again at 6:16 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 14 min.
New Salem and Levias, both nearby, hold the same time as Salem.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Salem labeled?
- The time zone for Salem is labeled America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Salem?
- Daylight saving time in Salem: Yes.
- Sunrise in Salem is at what time?
- At 7:03 AM.